資料來源 : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing
demo mode
({Sun}) 1. The state of being {heads down} in order to finish
code in time for a {demo}, usually due yesterday.
2. (Or "attract mode") A mode in which video games sit
by themselves running through a portion of the game. Some
serious {app}s have a demo mode they use as a screen saver, or
may go through a demo mode on startup (for example, the
{Microsoft Windows} opening screen - which lets you impress
your neighbors without actually having to put up with
{Microsloth Windows}).
[{Jargon File}]
(1995-02-22)